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'a week before' VS 'the week before'
- He called me the week before our daughter's wedding
- He called me a week before our daughter's wedding
These sentences are same?
26 avr. 2016 17:50
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No, they don't have the same meaning.
'A week before (something) ' means exactly seven days before that event.
'The week before' can refer to any time during the previous week.
26 avril 2016
I agree with Fiona.
26 avril 2016
They do not mean exactly the same thing.
A week before is more exact - let's pretend that the wedding in question was on a Saturday - the sentence 'he called me a week before' would mean he called you the Saturday before the wedding.
The sentence 'he called me the week before' could mean that he called you on any day during that week before the wedding.
I hope that makes sense.
26 avril 2016
I think yes, but is better "the week before". Isn't it? because we are talking in a specific event. I would like to know what think the other partners.
26 avril 2016
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Jang Joonggun
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Anglais, Coréen
Langue étudiée
Anglais
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